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Reviews of Splash Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

77 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Splash Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2018, 71 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Splash Camp.
Lion

94% success

Leopard

60% success

Cheetah

88% success

Wild dog

85% success

Elephant

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Giraffe

99% success

Wildebeest

99% success

Hippo

99% success

Buffalo

85% success

Spotted Hyena

66% success

Roan antelope

33% success

Sable antelope

32% success

Sitatunga

28% success

White Rhino

2% success

Aardvark

2% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 31-40 of 77
Duration
Arrival date
Mrs & Mr K
Florida

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Jun 2022
"Splash Camp was such a treat!!!

We arrived late afternoon and joined a game drive in progress. Almost immediately we saw a pride of lions with a male lion as well. The action we saw at Splash was amazing!!! Our guide KLB and Tracker Seymore were wonderful!!!!

I asked to see painted dogs as I had missed them at Arathusa, sure enough we found a pack that had surrounded a baby Koodoo in the water. Hard to watch, but incredible at the same time. Our guide also tracked a Cheeta and we followed it for nearly an hour, beautiful!

These were the first rooms without heat but the staff put bush babies in our beds each night which really helped. We were also provided with them on morning game drives, game changer for us!!! Lion in camp the first night, exciting and scary! Our guide also set up a private dinner for us on our last night, it was so special getting to know everyone !!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

3 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Roan antelope

3 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Ms S.
Missouri

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 24 May 2022
"Amazing accommodations, fully screened, so no issues with Baboons or other animals entering rooms here. The chef at Splash Camp is Michelin star worthy. Meals and “high tea” here were a definite highlight.

Loved the landscape of the Okavango Delta. My favorite animal sighting here was “Mr. Special”, a 12-year old cheetah with such a chill and friendly attitude towards the game drive vehicles. Got to spend a lot of time with him over the course of my 3-night stay." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia; 5n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Miss K
Kent

"Splash Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 14 May 2022
"Game sightings are still consistently good and the guides and trackers work well as a team to ensure that everyone staying at both Splash and Kwara get a chance to see the predators that are in the area." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

The Ss
Shrewsbury

"Splash Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 18 Apr 2022
"A profusion of wildlife; a beautiful area; a terrific team at the camp; a life enhancing experience.

Josiah ( guide ) and Eba ( tracker ) excelled themselves - one off-road chase after a pack of dogs was a masterclass in driving combined with spatial awareness combined with deep knowledge of animal behaviour. Thanks goodness the mopane bushes bounce back !!

Having an elephant eating the bushes around our tent ( in effect about 3m away from us ) and getting it’s tusks tangled in the wooden veranda was a great highlight amongst many . Sitting with a pack of dogs interacting excitedly was also utterly memorable . And, sharing Josiah’s excitement, the number of Malachite Kingfishers spotted on our boat trip was something of a record - spectacularly beautiful birds !

We would recommend Splash very highly indeed. They were terrific with our 7 yr old daughter too.

Private guiding at Splash Cam: Excellent

Josiah and Eba were incredible. It wasn’t just the big things ( though they did a great job finding those ), it was the nightjar camouflaged on a tree trunk, the 4 varieties of kingfisher ( malachite ; grey ; striped ; pied ), the evident love of the place that shone through.

Josiah’s deep knowledge of the lion clans made for an almost Shakesperean account of their dynastic history !" See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Crooks
Bristol

"Splash Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 15 Feb 2022
"Staying at Splash Camp was a fantastic experience with plenty of up-close animal sightings (including around the camp itself). The staff were able to make us feel confident and safe at all times.

The food at Splash was particularly good.

The camp seems to be very well run and there is a very good atmosphere generated between guests and staff. Our needs and requests were responded to very well. We were lucky to have and excellent guide - Turlock - and tracker - Eric." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

8 sightings

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Wildebeest

7 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr D & Ms P
Dursley

"Splash Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 15 Feb 2022
"It's a matter of taste but I prefer the older style of Lagoon Camp but the accommodation was very comfortable although not quite as spacious as Lagoon. There's lots of space between the lodges but for less ambulant travellers that can be an issue.

I suspect that the lack of visitors has meant that some maintenance may have been neglected [vegetation outside the lodge is partly obscuring the view from the verandah]

The staff were delightful, friendly and obliging.

Because of the on-going problems of Covid we had the place to ourselves most of the time so we had great treatment although it was clear that the staff are well trained and motivated." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Sitatunga

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr M
Stockport

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 24 Nov 2021
"There is lion pride resident here, hence sometimes you have to be driven to or from your chalet!

There are loads of birds which the guides are interested in, at least Godfrey was. We saw black kites, broad billed roller, meyers parrot, steppes eagle, woodland kingfisher, I mention all those we had not seen before.

Two highlights here as far as animals were concerned. We saw our first cheetah, Mr Special, who had just returned to the area. We had three sessions with him, finally he tried to hunt an impala but unsuccessfully, the terrain was against him.

We saw wild dogs doing a pre-hunt ritual, lots of yapping and socialising to the lay person. Then off they went and finally after quite some time we saw an unfortunate impala killed.

We saw two hammerkops on a hippo on last morning game drive, not sure why, they do not pick up tics or blood like oxpeckers do.

To finish off our stay, on the way to the airstrip we saw another leopard in a tree, she was very relaxed with the attention. What a fantastic memory to finish on. Tracking of a leopard on a previous day had only provided a fleeting glimpse in the undergrowth, so this was a bonus.

The rooms here are really modern and hence not as affected by the winds.

One evening meal the meat was very tender, but the others not so. Having travelled twice before we know that food quality is not great, so our expectations were managed." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Mr L.
Bern, Switz.

"Splash Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2021
"Very good organisation and kind and accomodating staff! Every request was solved with a smile and great patience.

The food was delicious, we often took not only a second but also a third portion!" See all these reviews: 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

2 sightings

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

8 sightings

Zebra

8 sightings

G and P
Montana

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2021
"Wow! Super nice camp with modern decor and excellent game viewing. Amazing views from the chalets looking out onto the lagoon. The density of game, especially zebra, antelope, and buffalo was higher than any other place we visited on our trip. We also had a run in with lions right in camp!

The guides and trackers here were top-notch, on par with Lagoon, the other Kwando camp we visited. COVID protocols were in place to keep everyone safe, with masks and daily temperature checks.

They also arranged for a nurse to fly-in for our exit COVID test so we could maximize our time on safari." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Dr J.
Washington DC

"Splash Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 26 Jun 2021
"Splash was a little bit of a disappointment when compared to the other two camps we stayed. We were picked up at the airstrip by someone that wasn't even a guide. An hour basically wasted driving to the camp. If this had been our first camp, we wouldn't even know some of the different antelope seen during our drive to the camp. Food was ok; however, they had one main, two sides and terrible breads. Thankfully, the blue cheese was tasty and had that at lunch and dinner just to fill up. Twice I wanted a little more and nothing was left. Whatever is set out is all they make. Neither of our other camps did this. There breakfast was terrible too. Muffins and toast, yogurt, the local porridge, and cereal everyday were mediocre at best; however, it's hard to sustain yourself on this for 6 hours until lunch at noon.

The only people at Splash that got to know us a little was the guide. At all the other camps, I knew at least 3 people by their name. This camp didn't have any service that made you feel special.

The room seemed dirty. There were lots of spiders and "things" in the room. I realize that I'm in the bush in Botswana and there are bugs; however, they didn't seem to make any effort to clean or remove them. The outdoor shower was dirty every day. There was baboon poop that wasn't cleaned from one day to the next without me asking. This isn't something that I should have to do. Best part of the room is that the lighting was actually decent. I'm really finding it hard to say something nice about the room.

This camp had the set up of "tracker" sitting on the front of the truck and "guide" sitting in the truck driving. We often couldn't hear the tracker because he was so far away. The driver and tracker would be talking nearly the entire day about who knows what and it was really annoying. They did a fair job in tracking; however, the other camps did as well and only needed one person that would speak with us. I think the guide/tracker combination is truly unnecessary. The two people tracking at Splash didn't do as good of a job as the single guide at the other two camps.

The guides attitude towards the elephants was a bit of a turn off as well. He would accelerate towards the elephants in most situations to make them move. At the other camps, the guides would approach, wait for them to move and then proceed. That being said, we did see a lot of really cool things at Splash. Despite this, I wouldn't return or recommend this camp to anyone." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

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